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"Inspiring older people to get out of their houses and have some fun" - Salford Over 60's club launches a special comic post lockdown

“Inspiring older people to get out of their houses and have some fun” – Salford Over 60’s club launches a special comic post lockdown

After having to close for the pandemic, Boddan Lodge Over 60s Club in Eccles is re-opening with the launch of […]

"It cheers people up" - Francis House Children's Hospice's Festival of Trees returns to MediaCityUK

“It cheers people up” – Francis House Children’s Hospice’s Festival of Trees returns to MediaCityUK

Francis House Children’s Hospice’s annual Christmas tree auction has returned to Quayside MediaCityUK for its fifteenth year. The Festival of […]

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Light and Illumination Festival at Salford Quays

Lightwaves light and illuminations will be coming to Salford Quays from the 3rd December to the 12th December 2021, just […]

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“Were hoping to raise £2,000, it’s for a great cause”- A fundraising event is being held in Salford to help little girl with Cerebral Palsy

A fundraising ‘ladies night’ is being organised to help pay for the equipment and treatment that 9-year-old Heidi-Lou from Swinton […]

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“It’s following the same journey I had travelling around Europe living on just £1 a day” – Former Green Party MP is set to release his debut novel which tackles issues of homelessness.

Bryan Blears, former Green Party MP for Salford, has announced he is releasing his debut novel ‘These Walls Were Never […]

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“I think that people set them off to cause trouble, not because they’re pretty” – The fight to ban fireworks in Salford

Yasmin Tenk, who recently graduated from the university of Salford, is one of the residents who are petitioning against the private […]

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Scoring goals by losing weight? ‘Man V Fat’ Football aiming to motivate men to get into shape with incentivised league

Ordsall Leisure Centre is playing host to ‘Man V Fat’, a company aimed at encouraging men to lose weight whilst […]

Media City this afternoon, covered in a thin layer of snow.

“We never get snow here” – Salfordians out enjoying the first snow of the winter as MET office issues yellow warning for ice

As the MET office issues a yellow warning for ice for Greater Manchester, Salfordians enjoy the first sprinkle of snow […]

£1.5 million being devoted to improving skills and providing opportunities for Salford residents

£1.5 million being devoted to improving skills and providing opportunities for Salford residents

Salford City Council has announced new funding which will be used to improve the job opportunities for the people of […]